Recent content by afarhat8

I think it would be more descriptive of Pilgrims to say they are relatively calm when compared to other breeds. I have had Pilgrims for several years, and can attest to the fact that the males get as aggressive as any other breed when the goose is sitting or has hatched out goslings. Don't...

I currently use a GQF Genesis 1588 incubator for both incubating and hatching, and am very satisfied with it. With a separate egg turner, the price of the unit is roughly $200 ($160 for the incubator, $40 for the turner). This incubator holds 42 chicken eggs in the turner. There is a 112...

flyladyrocks, potagergirl, and sepaditty1: i think that free ones count as minus 1 each. this is because you didn't deliberately get them, they were foisted upon you, so you don't have to add them to the number of chickens you have. but they're there, so you have to acknowledge them...

sepaditty1, you are my hero.

sepaditty 1, you gave tipounds good advise about not counting chicks or roos, but you forgot one important aspect. after subtracting the chicks and roos, divide the remainder by two. helps a lot to confuse ds (dear spouse). hope this helps.

chickamauga man, the person who should feel bad is the owner of the dog. you did what you had to do, and probably saved many other animals' from being killed as a result. you have nothing to feel bad about. the owner of the dog should be ashamed of himself for disrespecting his...

pammy63, first and foremost, i'm really sorry about your loss. i suspect that everyone who reads your post will be able to relate to your situation, since most of us have been there, or at least know of someone who has been there. blucoondawg gave a really good answer above. go to a...

this is to keepmumsane. i hate to rain on your parade, but you are terribly wrong about one thing......in your post, you state "too late for me...." are you kidding? honey, you are just starting.

i don't know the common breed name, but the scientific name is clearly annewanderinicus annewanderinicus. easy as pie.

to mysbev, i don't think you've posted since august 4, when you wrote that your keets weren't eating and 5 had already died. did you get the others to start eating again? if so, how? sure hope you were able to save the rest of the brood.

to maggiesdad: if you look at somanyhats' first post, she's only had her chickens for a short time, and she's already calling them "our girls". poor baby doesn't have a chance of getting out of chicken math, tiller or not.

to somanyhats, lordy, lordy, with a husband that is not only an enabler, but an encourager, i hope you have several coops built. you'll need them come spring.

if you've not purchased your incubator and turner yet, i suggest you get copies of the june/july and august/september issues of backyard poultry. gail damerow, who has written several books on poultry, wrote a two part article on small incubators. the first part covered analog incubators...

this is to blt79, who wrote "...I want an ee hen, a rir or new Hampshire red hen,..." i can't offer a full intervention, which you apparently feel you need, but i can help a little. get rid of the "or" in the above quote, and replace it with "and." then you'll be on the way to becoming...

none of my hatches have been spead over a period of more than 24 hours, so i try not to take chicks out a few at a time. rather, i prefer to leave them in until they are dried and fluffed up, and that way don't have to open the incubator often. the problem i have is that the chicks that pip...